Male Care Assistant (The Hive College) in Birmingham

Post: Male Care Assistant

Salary:Grade 1 - £24,413 - £24,796 FTE (£19,006.12 - £19,304.30 pro rata). Pay award pending Autumn 2026

Allowances:£1,722 SEN allowance, pro rata

Hoursof work:32.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, TTO

Contracttype:Permanent

Startdateofrole:ASAP

Closing date:2 October 2026

Interview date:W/C 12 October 2026

Enhanced DBS Check Required:Yes

Education Impact Academy Trust is a MAT incorporating The Hive College, Wilson Stuart School, Queensbury School and Mayfield School. The Hive College is based in Erdington, Birmingham and is a Specialist Further Education College for learners aged 19-25 years with Special Educational Needs and disabilities. In November 2023 we were graded Outstanding in every single aspect of an Ofsted Inspection.

Our adopted college motto is ‘Believing is achieving’, which resonates through everything we do at The Hive and it’s at the heart of what we want our students to aspire to. We constantly strive for excellence, seeking innovative and collaborative ways of delivering the curriculum. As part of our on-going development of a highly successful specialist college, we have a Male Care Assistant vacancy to join our team of professional and dedicated people.

The college is a very happy and positive working environment. All staff are friendly and very supportive, we have excellent facilities and a superb environment to support teaching and learning and prepare our students for adulthood. We believe that ‘Better Never Ends’.

We offer three individualised study programmes for students with PMLD, SLD, MLD and ASD. Our study programmes focus on preparation for adulthood, which include:

• Employment
• Independent living
• Good health
• Friends, relationships and community

The right candidate will have:

• The ability to work as part of a team assisting in the personal care and management of male students with a physical disabilities and/or medical conditions.
• Actively contributes to a happy safe and supportive environment.
• Experience of and the ability to deal positively with young adults with SEND.
• Communication skills to positively and effectively communicate with students and listen to them.
• The ability to support our values and ethos and be a positive role model.
• A flexible and positive approach to challenge and change.
• The ability to show initiative and work independently.
• The ability to encourage students to improve their independence.

We can offer:

• A collaborative and inclusive culturethat values every employee.
• A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students.
• Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
• 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means completingtraining outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions.
• AnEmployee Assistance Programme viatheBHSFApp–includingfreetotally confidentialsupport, access to a GP 24/7 and counselling.
• Access to discounts and offersat manywell-knownretailers and other organisationsviatheBHSFApp.
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme(TPS)for Teachers.
• Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5years’plus service and 34 following 10years’plus service. Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions.
• Family friendly policies.
• Onsite parking at all sites.

We are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, TA’s, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides and Drivers.

If you are determined, hardworking and think that working at our Trust might be for you, then we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to arrange an informal visit or discuss the role, please contact reception@hivecollege.org.uk.

TheTrust is committed tosafeguardingand promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants willbe requiredto providetwo suitable references. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

To read a copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy please click on the link below:

Policies (educationimpact.org.uk)

To read our policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders please click on the link below:

Policies (educationimpact.org.uk)

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020and 2023, which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’,so they do not need to be disclosedto employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide:

DBS filtering guide- GOV.UK

To read a copy of our PrivacyNoticefor applicants please click on the link below:

GDPR/ FOI

Please note that only Trust application forms will be accepted. We will not read accompanying CurriculumVitaes(CV’s) or accept them instead of an application form.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.